Re: Installing Linux on large HDD

[Prakash Advani <prakash@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I was told that the New Lilo fixes this problem. Anyone has tried it?

Harveer S wrote:
> 
> At 10:07 PM 9/9/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi
> ><...>
> >The partitions are:
> >2GB, 3GB, 3GB, 3GB and 4GB
> >I tried installing RHL 6.2 on this disk. For
> >partitioning I used the provided RH partioning
> >program.
> >I deleted the 4GB partition and then added a swap
> >partition of 128M then when I defined the other
> >partition as the linux native it gave a message that
> >the "Boot partition is too big" what is this and how
> >do I overcome this problem. Please help.
> >Thanx in advance.
> >Om Prakash Yadav
> 
> I think that this is the problem that is being faced by many users of large
> HDD's (anything over 8GB or so). This is coz of the 1024 cylinders limitation.
> 
> What u should try is to make a small (say 15 MB) Linux partition within the
> first 1024 cylinders. This would mean that it is in the first 8 GB of HDD.
> Then assign the mount point as "/boot".
> 
> Thereafter you can put the root partitions etc. anywhere. However I would
> suggest that instead of going in for a single big root partition of 4 G,
> you instead make 2G for root, and put the rest as the /usr, so in case you
> have to reinstall the system, your data would not be affected
> 
> And if you want to make space for the boot partition without disturbing
> your existing partitions, try using FIPS (on the RHL CD itself under
> /dosutils), or use a partition manager as Partition Magic (might be on your
> Norton Utilities CD, if you have (access to) one). Just resize any of the
> first two partitions to make some space available, and then create a /boot
> out of it. Read the documentation **CAREFULLY** b4 doing anything, as your
> valuable data is at risk...
> 
> Hope this helps.. (Plz correct me if I'm wrong somewhere)
> 
> --
> 
> Cheers !!!
> Harveer Singh
> 
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